A better rating system

A better rating system

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"Most evaluations are not the worth the paper they're written on," said Paul Dorf, managing director of Compensation Resources Inc., a consulting company that helps develop compensation and incentive plans. "People don't want to say you're an average employee or you're an OK employee. They want to say you're a great employee. So most evaluations say that people are better than they actually are."

"Most evaluations are not the worth the paper they're written on," said Paul Dorf, managing director of Compensation Resources Inc., a consulting company that helps develop compensation and incentive plans. "People don't want to say you're an average employee or you're an OK employee. They want to say you're a great employee. So most evaluations say that people are better than they actually are." (Noel Hendrickson/Photodisc, Getty Images)

"Most evaluations are not the worth the paper they're written on," said Paul Dorf, managing director of Compensation Resources Inc., a consulting company that helps develop compensation and incentive plans. "People don't want to say you're an average employee or you're an OK employee. They want to say you're a great employee. So most evaluations say that people are better than they actually are."